OAKLAND – The Warriors wrapped up shootaround Friday afternoon with guard Stephen Curry discussing a myriad of topics ahead of Friday night’s matchup with the Bulls.

Here are some of the best bits from his chat with the media.

Steph is moving up the 3-point makes list.

With Curry (2,280) three 3-pointers away from passing Jason Terry (2,282), getting him in the top-3 all-time, the former-MVP says his mind won’t be on the milestone Friday evening.

“I don’t think about that much,” Curry said Friday afternoon. “I just still think about it in terms of the names I’m chasing.”

In last week’s win over the Kings, Curry passed Kyle Korver for fourth place on the all-time 3-point makes list. Initially, the five-time all-star thought he passed Terry, which would’ve put him in the top-3 all-time alongside Reggie Miller (2,560) and Ray Allen (2,973).

“I wanted to keep the game ball from that game just because those two guys were the metric for 3-point shooting,” Curry said.

During the 2010-11 season, Allen, then a member of the Celtics, broke Miller’s record in front of the former Pacers’ star in a nationally televised game against the Lakers. Growing up, Curry says he looked up to both players and remembers watching the game in awe.

“That moment was special for guys that love to shoot the basketball,” Curry said. “For me to be right there with my name next to those two guys in terms of 3-point shooting. I’m going to remember that moment.”

Curry on the league’s 3-point explosion.

Over the past decade, the NBA has seen a spike in offensive output – particularly in 3-point attempts. Since the 2011-12 season, leaguewide 3-point attempts have increased incrementally. Through the first half of this season, teams are attempting, on average, 31.1 attempts per game.

Most basketball observers see the Warriors – who have Curry and fellow sharp-shooters Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant – as the catalyst behind the spike. On Friday, Curry said he doesn’t mind the trend.

“If you have the talent to do it, do it,” Curry said. “I think in terms of the shift in perspective of what guys are working on now they’re trying to get better and expand their game, teams are putting together lineups on the floor that highlight the 3-point shot. You try to just shoot a high percentage, that’s the biggest thing. If they’re just out there slinging it and shooting 20 percent every night that’s no fun to watch.”

Last week, following a win over the Kings where both teams tied a record for most 3-point makes (41), Durant said the trend would die off.

“I don’t see this lasting too much longer,” Durant said. “Just the volume of 3s, the way the game is played, the pick-up style. It’ll cease here in a second.”

On Friday, Curry was a bit more diplomatic, saying team’s offensive preference will hinge on its personnel.

“Guys that shoot the ball well will continue to shoot it,” Curry said. “When it doesn’t bring benefits that show up, things might change.”

Curry, like the rest of the Warriors, is eager for Boogie’s return.

With Cousins slated to make his Warriors’ debut next week, Curry said he was eager to get on the court with the all-star center in a meaningful game.

“It’s exciting,” Curry said. “I can’t imagine what he’s gone through, not only physically but mentally with the long year of rehab and being around our team since the summer, understanding when this day was going to come but not knowing when it was going to happen.”

Through Golden State’s first 41 games, Cousins, who tore his Achilles Jan. 26, 2018, has been relegated to the bench during games, frequently giving guidance to the team’s young centers Jordan Bell, Kevon Looney and Damian Jones – something that isn’t lost on Curry.

“He’s done a great job himself of staying plugged in,” Curry said. “It would be easy for a guy in his situation to march to the beat of your own drum and worry about what you got going on. The fact that he’s on the bench every game, he’s talking to the young guys, he’s present in the locker room.”

Logan Murdock covers the Warriors for the Bay Area News Group. The Oakland native interned at Turner Sports and the Memphis Commercial Appeal and was a member of the Sports Journalism Institute's 2017 class.